Lemland
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Lemland is a municipality o Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland.
Lemland | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Lemlands kommun | |
 The medieval pairish kirk in Lemland. | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Lemland in Finland | |
  Lemland Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Kintraside sub-region |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Smeds |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 293rd lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,130 |
| • Rank | 255t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.84/km2 (48.8/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Swedish | 93.2% (offeecial) |
| • Finnish | 4.4% |
| • Ithers | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 21.9% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 64.3% |
| • 65 or aulder | 13.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lemland.ax |
The municipality haes a population o 2,130 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers a aurie o 965.30 square kilometre (372.70 sq mi) o which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 18.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swadish.
The kirk in Lemland wis biggit in the 13t century an haes waw paintins frae the 14t century. The kirk is dedicatit tae Bridget o Swaden.
Durin the Finnish War in 1808 the Swadish king Gustav IV Adolf haed his heidquairters in the Lemland parsonage.[5]
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